Filing device for sheet-music.



T. H. PERFIELD.

' FILING DEVICE FOR SHEET MUSIC.

APPLIGATION FILED AUG. 26, 1910.

1,001,680.- I Patented Aug.29,1911.

17 T as a 55 a W] W "WI W ""1! THOMAS H. PERFIELID, 0F OMAHA, NEBRASKA.

FILING DEVICE FOR SHEET-MUSIC.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed August 26, 1910.

Patented Au 29, 1911.

Eerial No. 579,171.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THoMAs H. PERFIELI), a citizen of the United States,residing at Omaha, in the county of Douglas and State of Nebraska, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Filing Devices forSheet-lltlusic, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in filing devices for sheetmusic, and has for one of its objects to provide a container for holdingthe leaves or sheets, and which will be convenient in use for theselection of any of the sheets.

Another object in the provision of a container for the purpose describedwhich may be economically constructed, and by use of which aconsiderable quantity of sheet music may be stored in a limited space.

The invention also includes means for the storage of a plurality of thecontainers so that they may be handled conveniently when deposited orremoved.

With these and other objects in view the invention presents a novelconstruction, combination and arrangement of parts'as described hereinand claimed and as illustrated in the drawing, wherein,

Figure 1 is a perspective view showing one of the sides of a storagereceptacle or piano bench, a corner being cut away, the hinged lid,cover or seat being elevated, and showing the containers therein, withinwhich the leaves or sheets are stored. Fig. 2 is a transverse, sectionalview of the bench shown in Fig. 1, the lid being closed, and showingdevices for the support and control of the movable shelf for supportingthe several containers. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of one of thecontainers shown in Fig. 1.

In the drawing, numeral 4 indicates a con tainer having a closed back 5,parallel sides 6 and 7, a closed base 8, a closed top 9 and and open end10. The upper, front corner of the container, preferably, is cut away asindicated at 11, to facilitate removal of sheets 12, and at 13 isindicated a wall projecting upwardly from the base, to prevent thesheets from sliding outwardly.

I provide upon side-wall 6, the parallel lines 14:, each having anidentifying numeral, said numerals being arranged in their usual order.Upon lines 1 1 may be indicated, by writing or printing thereon, thetitles of musical compositions which appear upon the sheets stored inthe container, and by this arrangement, the particular sheet of musicdesired may be conveniently found in the container, since it may occupya relative posit-ion therein corresponding numerically with the numberfound upon wall 6, upon the line adjacent to the title.

Figs. 1 and 2 illustrate a convenient means for storing the abovedescribed containers. At 15 is indicated a rectangular receptacle whichmay be the body of the ordinary piano bench shown, and comprisingside-plates 16, end-plates 17 and a lid or cover 18, said cover beingprovided near its front edge with hinges 19, said hinges being mountedalso upon the upper edge of the front side plate 16.

At 20 is indicated a swinging shelf or base plate, supported in partupon end-plates 17 by means of lugs 21 which project outwardly from itsends, near its front edge, and engage the holding-plates or brackets 22mounted upon the inner sides of end-plates 17 near the front part of thebench, whereby a pivotal mounting between its side edges, and near itslongitudinal middle, is provided.

Legs 23 of the bench are preferably L-shaped or angular in crosssection,and I provide project-ions, ledges or brackets 24 secured upon the innersides of the rear legs, and by this arrangement the weight of the shelf20 and the containers 1 to be placed thereon will be sustained by lugs21 and brackets 24, an upright, curved, longitudinal detainingplate 25being provided and secured upon the front edgeof shelf 20. Containers 4may be conveniently deposited in receptacle 15 thus provided, and, bycausing a transverse swinging movement of shelf 20, its front edgemoving downward, its rear edge will be elevated, and the containers maybe readily removed, plate 25 preventing containers 4 from slidingforwardly upon the shelf, during this movement.

Shelf 20, midway between its ends, is provided with an upright,transverse partition 26, thereby forming two containing chambersindicated at 27 and 28, and, in order that the shelf may be underconvenient control, devices are provided to the end that an upwardswinging movement of cover 18 will cause a swinging movementof theshelf, so that containers 4 will be accessible.

Lug 29 is secured upon partition 26. A

slotted link 30 engages lug 29, this link being pivotally mounted at 31upon bracket 32 secured to the lid or cover. hen the lid is partlyraised, link 30 will be moved, and when the lower end of the slotengages the lug, shelf 20 will swing transversely, its rear side movingupwardly so that containers 4 may be conveniently removed.

Having fully described the several parts of my invention, a furtherexplanation relating to operation is not necessary.

lVhat I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent is,

In con'ibination with an upright, rectangular, walled receptacle havinga cover and provided upon its ends with inwardly projecting ledges andstationary holding-plates;

a longitudinally apertured link pivoted upon said cover and disposeddependingly within said receptacle; a rectangular supportingshelfnormally resting upon said ledges and provided with a lug engagingwithin the aperture of said link and with lugs pivotally engaging saidholding-plates; said cover adapted to have an upward swinging movementto elevate the supporting-shelf from said ledges after it has completeda part of its swinging movement.

In testimony whereof I have affixed my signature in presence of twowitnesses.

THOMAS H. PERFIELD. \Vitnesses Y HIRAM A. STURGES. EUGENE TOWNSEND.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents.

Washington, I). G.

